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Our first engraving on this page represente, though less completely than we couldwish, a Mosaic Picture in wood, exhibited by T. Gakassino of Savona, Sardinia.The subject of the picture belongs to the mythology of Greece. When Minos, King

On one of the occasions of selecting the victims, such as the picture represents, The-seus voluntarily offered himself as one of the youths, with the design of slaying theMinotaur, and by the aid of Ariadno, his adventure was successful.

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of Crete, conquered the Athenians, he imposed an annual tribute of seven youths andseven maiden- 3 , who were selected by lot from the families of the Athenians, and

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The richly carved Chair was manufactured by Geo. J. Henkels, of Philadelphia.The material is an ironwood from Mexico, which admits of fine carving and a highpolish The wood once formed part of the fortress of San Juan d’Ulloa, whence itwas brought in the rough state by an officer of the American army of occupation

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given up, on their arrival in Crete, to be devoured by the Minotaur, the mythic mon-ster which Minos kept in the Labyrinth. From this cruel tribute Athens was de-livered by Theseus, the great legendary hero, and founder of the Attic nationality

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under General Scott. The ornaments of the chair are heraldic, and consist of the wea-pons and armor of various ages, around which the acorn and olive branches are